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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Long, pointed tail, yellow bill with a black ridge, olive brown upperparts with black streaks, white eyering and [[Topography#Heads|lores]] . Underparts are white to buff on the flanks. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Costa Rica]] south to [[Colombia]] and [[Peru]], and east to [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]] | + | [[Costa Rica]] south to [[Colombia]] and [[Peru]], and east to [[Brazil]] and north [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Six subspecies are recognized | + | [[Duida Grass-Finch]] and [[Lesser Grass-Finch]] have been split from this species. |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Six subspecies are recognized in this species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''E. h. lucaris'': | ||
| + | :*South West [[Costa Rica]] (Térraba area) | ||
| + | *''E. h. hypochondriacus'': | ||
| + | :*Foothills of western [[Panama]] (Volcán de Chiriquí) to Panama City | ||
| + | *''E. h. floresae'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of western Panama (Cerro Flores in eastern Chiriquí) | ||
| + | *''E. h. apurensis'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical [[Colombia]] (east of Andes) and western [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''E. h. sphenurus'': | ||
| + | :*Northern Colombia to Venezuela, the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''E. h. herbicola'': | ||
| + | :*South East [[Peru]] to eastern [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], north-eastern [[Argentina]], eastern and south-eastern Brazil | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry savanna, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Listening to several recordings demonstrate a certain variation in the song of this widespread species. On typical variant is 2 lower, quick sounds followed by 2 to 3 higher pitch and stronger and much more complex vocalizations. Another call is a fast repeated sound, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha- (or possibly ka-ka- ) repeated 5-8 times and sometimes followed by a twitter. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Emberizoides | + | {{GSearch|"Emberizoides herbicola" {{!}} "Wedge-tailed Grass Finch"}} |
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 28 April 2023
- Emberizoides herbicola
Identification
Long, pointed tail, yellow bill with a black ridge, olive brown upperparts with black streaks, white eyering and lores . Underparts are white to buff on the flanks.
Distribution
Costa Rica south to Colombia and Peru, and east to Brazil and north Uruguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Duida Grass-Finch and Lesser Grass-Finch have been split from this species.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized in this species[1]:
- E. h. lucaris:
- South West Costa Rica (Térraba area)
- E. h. hypochondriacus:
- Foothills of western Panama (Volcán de Chiriquí) to Panama City
- E. h. floresae:
- Mountains of western Panama (Cerro Flores in eastern Chiriquí)
- E. h. apurensis:
- E. h. sphenurus:
- E. h. herbicola:
Habitat
Dry savanna, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Listening to several recordings demonstrate a certain variation in the song of this widespread species. On typical variant is 2 lower, quick sounds followed by 2 to 3 higher pitch and stronger and much more complex vocalizations. Another call is a fast repeated sound, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha- (or possibly ka-ka- ) repeated 5-8 times and sometimes followed by a twitter.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wedge-tailed Grass Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wedge-tailed_Grass_Finch
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
